WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd June, 2023) US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu shared a brief encounter at the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, video posted to Twitter showed on Friday.
The video shows Austin and Li shaking hands and exchanging brief greetings at a dinner reception of the Shangri-La Dialogue.
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said the two defense chiefs "shook hands, but did not have a substantive exchange," according to a statement circulated via Twitter.
